AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 337 PM BETWEEN MOUNTAIN
VEIW HIGH SCHOOL AND TWIN RIVERS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LIFTED
AT 340 PM NEAR I-85 AND JUST EAST OF GRAVEL SPRINGS RD.
56 HOMES AND ONE BUSINESS RECEIVED SOME DEGREE OF DAMAGE
ALONG THE TORNADOES PATH...MOSTLY IN KIRKSTONE
SUBDIVISION IN BUFORD. 15 TO 20 HOMES WERE DECLARED
UNINHABITABLE...ONE HOME COLLAPSED ON ITSELF. THE MAXIMUM
WIND SPEED WAS 130 MPH. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1.9 MILES AND
THE WIDTH WAS 300 YARDS.

FOUR HOMES AND ONE BUSINESS RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE...200
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN...SERVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. A GAS STATION LOST PART OF ITS
AWNING AND 6 STORAGE SHEDS WERE BLOWN ACROSS US HWY 23.